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Zak Failla

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zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Man Hospitalized After Falling Off Horse In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING) Man Hospitalized After Falling Off Horse In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING)
Man Hospitalized After Falling Off Horse In Montgomery County (Developing) One person suffered traumatic injuries in Montgomery County after falling off a horse, officials say. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Monday, May 27, Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the area of the 25100 block o Old Hundred Road near Thurston Road in Dickerson, where there was a reported injury involving a person who fell from a horse. The scene of the accident. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to a spokesperson for the agency, one man was taken by first responders to Baltimore Shock Trauma for treatment of his injuries. More information is expected to be released. T…

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Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD
Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday morning near Sandy Landing at Great Falls Park is believed to be that of a swimmer who was reported missing over the holiday weekend, officials say. Searches for the swimmer began on Friday night, when two men were reportedly attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland, but only one made it successfully through the trip. 5/27 8a Potomac River - body recovered - believe to be the missing swimmer https://t.co/i2Z90YSZkB — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 27, 2024 "Presumably this all began on Friday, where we had a report of a couple swimme…

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Police & Fire
Teen Found Dead Outside St. Mary's Count Residence: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Teen Found Dead Outside St. Mary's Count Residence: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Teen Found Dead Outside St. Mary's Count Residence: Sheriff (Developing) An 18-year-old was found unresponsive outside a St. Mary's County home on Friday morning, according to the sheriff's office. Park Hall resident Eyverson Tykinnley Baker has been identified by investigators as the person who was found in the 20000 block of Colby Drive at around 7:15 a.m. on Friday, May 24. Investigators say that deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the home, where there was a report of a person not breathing. Upon arrival, they found Baker, who was lying on the ground outside of a home, and he was pronounced dead by first responders. The…

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Body-Cam Footage Released After Fatal Rollover Crash On Rockville Pike: Maryland AG (VIDEO) Body-Cam Footage Released After Fatal Rollover Crash On Rockville Pike: Maryland AG (VIDEO)
Body-Cam Footage Released After Fatal Rollover Crash On Rockville Pike: Maryland AG (Video) Harrowing video from a fatal crash scene has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as it continues an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old woman. Last month, Adelphi native Jasmin Gimon was killed in a rollover crash by a driver attempting to evade a traffic stop in Montgomery County, leaving her family "shattered with a hole that can never be filled."  Investigators with our Independent Investigations Division (IID) are on the scene of a police-involved fatal collision in the area of Rockville Pike and Twinbrook Parkway in Montgomery County. pic.twitter.com/zn…

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Human Remains Found At Baltimore County Recycling Center May Be Discarded Medical Waste: PD Human Remains Found At Baltimore County Recycling Center May Be Discarded Medical Waste: PD
Human Remains Found At Baltimore County Recycling Center May Be Discarded Medical Waste: PD The Human remains were discovered in Baltimore County earlier this week may have been improperly discarded medical waste, officials say. At approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, May 20, homicide detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the Refuse/Recycling Center on Beaver Dam Road to investigate reports of human remains that were found at the facility. On Friday, May 24, the department said it is still awaiting results of an autopsy, but investigators believe that this is an incident of improperly discarded medical waste. According to the agency, the center recei…

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Possible Suspect Developed In Unsolved Road Rage Killing On I-95 In Maryland, Police Say Possible Suspect Developed In Unsolved Road Rage Killing On I-95 In Maryland, Police Say
Possible Suspect Developed In Unsolved Road Rage Killing On I-95 In Maryland, Police Say A gun-wielding Baltimore County man who threatened a woman and her three children during a bout of road rage in Howard County could be the missing link to an unsolved case in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police investigators say. Dundalk's Jeffrey Johnson, 32, has been arrested following an alleged road rage incident earlier this month when he repeatedly pointed a weapon at a woman on I-95, according to authorities, who believe it might be linked to a similar incident from January 2022. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, troopers were called to a stretch of the northbound l…

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Community Rallying Around Volunteer FD Robbed Of $200K Earmarked For Ambulances In Rockville Community Rallying Around Volunteer FD Robbed Of $200K Earmarked For Ambulances In Rockville
Community Rallying Around Volunteer FD Robbed Of $200K Earmarked For Ambulances In Rockville Thousands of dollars have been raised by a community after cyber criminals got the best of a Maryland fire department that was bilked out of more than $200,000 that was planned to purchase two ambulances. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department issued an alert earlier this month advising that a group posing as a vendor the agency had been working with in late April robbed them as they continue efforts to recover the cash. According to the department, the Montgomery County Department of Police, US Secret Service, and FBI have all been notified, and their bank has been able to return approxim…

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Woman Repeatedly Stabbed Victim In The Head During Dispute In Baltimore, Police Say Woman Repeatedly Stabbed Victim In The Head During Dispute In Baltimore, Police Say
Woman Repeatedly Stabbed Victim In The Head During Dispute In Baltimore, Police Say A woman has been charged with attempted murder months after an argument in Baltimore turned physical and she repeatedly stabbed her victim in the head, police say. Kaiyah Neal, 21, was arrested by members of the Baltimore Police Department following a months-long investigation into an incident that left a 28-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds to her head late last year, authorities announced on Friday. According to police, on Oct. 29, 2023, Neal was involved in an argument with her victim in the 900 block of Appleton Street, during which she produced "a sharp-edged weapon" and stabbed…

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Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (VIDEO) Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (VIDEO)
Knife-Wielding Men Followed Minor Off Bus Before Botched Robbery In Maryland: Police (Video) Three men are wanted after trailing a person off a Ride On bus in Montgomery County they attacked during a botched robbery, police say. Surveillance video of three suspects who are wanted for an attempted armed robbery and assault was released by the police on Friday as they attempt to identify and locate the men involved in the incident. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating the assault and attempted robbery. mcpdmedia According to police, on Sunday, May 12, a minor got out of the bus in the area of Georgia Avenue and Connecticut Avenue in Wheato…

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Business
Winning $162K 'Fast Play' Lottery Ticket Sold At Laurel Liquor Store Winning $162K 'Fast Play' Lottery Ticket Sold At Laurel Liquor Store
Winning $162K 'Fast Play' Lottery Ticket Sold At Laurel Liquor Store Lottery officials are urging players to check their wallets after a jackpot-winning ticket worth more than $162,000 was sold at a Maryland liquor store. A FAST PLAY ticket sold at All Saints Liquors in Laurel is burning a hole in a local residents pocket after winning a $162,441 progressive jackpot on the FAST PLAY Big Money Doubler game on the Thursday, May 23. The $5 ticket has a progressive jackpot that starts at $40,000 and grows with the sale of each ticket until someone buys a progressive jackpot-winning ticket. This was the fifth time a jackpot has been hit since the the game went o…

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